The Great Northern
Railway wasn't all trains. Sometimes it was more economical and more
efficient to move Less-than-Car-Load (LCL) shipments by truck than by way
freight service.

One such example was the
Great Northern Stages Freightliner / Motor Freight Division operation in Montana. Little
known to many GN employees this small trucking operation provided pick-up and
delivery services, trailer on flatcar shipments as well as bus service in a
large part of Montana and western North Dakota.

Stan Warner was one of
the drivers who spent a lifetime with the Great Northern Motor Freight Division.
Stan approached me recently with the question if I would be willing to devote
part of my 'Great Northern Empire' website to the history of GN's Motor Freight
Division.He had noticed that
there wasn't much knowledge around on this GN trucking operation, and was
therefore very interested in getting the historical aspect of this grand
trucking operation to as many interested parties as possible, especially as there
are very few of the GNMFD employees still living. Stan shared his knowledge of
the Motor Freight Division and opened his files to provide the information and
pictures contained in this website.

With
it being a part of Great
Northern history, I am happy to devote a part of my website to the Great
Northern Motor Freight Division, and this is the result. I hope this website
will help in making the Great Northern Motor Freight Division better known, as
it was also one of the things that made the Great Northern - GREAT!

Ben
Ringnalda

All
photos contained in this website are from the collection of Stan Warner unless
otherwise noted.